Ten Years of Metacritic: The Best-Reviewed Wide-Release Movies of the Decade



  1. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
  2. Ratatouille (2007)
  3. Spirited Away (2001)
  4. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
  5. Sideways (2004)
  6. WALL•E (2008)
  7. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
  8. There Will Be Blood (2007)
  9. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
  10. The Queen (2006)
  11. No Country for Old Men (2007)
  12. The Incredibles (2004)
  13. Almost Famous (2000)
  14. Gosford Park (2001)
  15. United 93 (2006)
  16. Lost in Translation (2003)
  17. House of Flying Daggers (2004)
  18. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
  19. Finding Nemo (2003)
  20. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
  21. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
  22. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
  23. Capote (2005)
  24. Chicken Run (2000)
  25. Up (2009)
  26. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
  27. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
  28. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
  29. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
  30. In the Bedroom (2001)
  31. Traffic (2000)
  32. The Departed (2006)
  33. Ponyo (2008)
  34. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
  35. The Pianist (2002)
  36. Knocked Up (2007)
  37. About Schmidt (2002)
  38. Atonement (2007)
  39. Children of Men (2006)
  40. Milk (2008)
  41. Mystic River (2003)
  42. Shrek (2001)
  43. Volver (2006)
  44. Dave Chappelle’s Block Party (2005)
  45. Hero (2002)
  46. Adaptation (2002)
  47. Avatar (2009)
  48. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
  49. Star Trek (2009)
  50. Corpse Bride (2005)
  51. Up in the Air (2009)
  52. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
  53. Drag Me to Hell (2009)
  54. U2 3D (2007)
  55. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
  56. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
  57. The Constant Gardener (2005)
  58. The School of Rock (2003)
  59. Pride & Prejudice (2005)
  60. Chicago (2002)
  61. Michael Clayton (2007)
  62. The Dark Knight (2008)
  63. Eastern Promises (2007)
  64. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
  65. A Mighty Wind (2003)
  66. A History of Violence (2005)
  67. Juno (2007)
  68. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
  69. Hot Fuzz (2007)
  70. The Wrestler (2008)
  71. The Hours (2002)
  72. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
  73. Hairspray (2007)
  74. King Kong (2005)
  75. Casino Royale (2006)
  76. District 9 (2009)
  77. The Simpsons Movie (2007)
  78. Coraline (2009)
  79. Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)
  80. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
  81. Minority Report (2002)
  82. Frost/Nixon (2008)
  83. March of the Penguins (2005)
  84. Hotel Rwanda (2004)
  85. High Fidelity (2000)
  86. Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
  87. Precious (2009)
  88. Iron Monkey (1993)
  89. Iron Man (2008)
  90. Monsters, Inc. (2001)
  91. 28 Weeks Later (2007)
  92. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
  93. Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
  94. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
  95. Insomnia (2002)
  96. Zodiac (2007)
  97. Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
  98. The Aviator (2004)
  99. Happy Feet (2006)
  100. 8 Mile (2002)